The Republican senator in his missive also claimed Verizon “continued to cover up its illegal disclosure of phone records and submitted false information to the Senate about its disclosures of Senate phone records.”
The Republican senator in his missive also claimed Verizon "continued to cover up its illegal disclosure of phone records and submitted false information to the Senate about its disclosures of Senate phone records." AP
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Verizon CEO Daniel Schulman said AI could replace a large percentage of the company's customer service workforce
Verizon CEO Daniel Schulman says AI could replace “a large percentage” of the company's customer service workforce.
Verizon Communications Inc., Kellogg Co. and Kraft Heinz Co. said their employee health programs cover travel expenses for out-of-state medical procedures such as abortions.
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Verizon commits to 10 million youth digital training by 2030
Verizon pledges to provide digital skills training to 10 million youths by 2030 through its Citizen Verizon initiative.
Verizon announced two new science-based emissions reduction targets, committing to a 53 percent reduction in its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) between 2019 and 2030, and a 40 percent reduction in its value chain emissions (Scope 3) between 2019 and 2035.
Through Citizen Verizon, and the key pillars of Digital Inclusion, Climate Protection and Human Prosperity, the company is committed to providing 10 million youths with digital skills training by 2030, supporting 1 million small businesses with resources to help them thrive in the digital economy by 2030, achieving carbon neutrality in its operations by 2035, and preparing 500,000 individuals for jobs of the future by 2030.
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA TO PAY $37,000 TO SETTLE EEOC FEDERAL RETALIATION SUIT | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA TO PAY $37,000 TO SETTLE EEOC FEDERAL RETALIATION SUIT
Besides the monetary settlement, Verizon also agreed to train managerial employees at its Bellevue location regarding Title VII's anti-retaliation provisions and to post a notice on the settlement.
PITTSBURGH — Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. has agreed to pay $37,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
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Verizon is accused of tacit collusion and price-fixing
Verizon is accused of tacit collusion and price-fixing in the American telecommunications market, with an antitrust class action demanding more than $268 billion in restitution.
An antitrust class action demanding more than $268 billion in restitution and a related complaint filed over the weekend accuse AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon of tacit collusion, price-fixing and other alleged anticompetitive conduct in the American telecommunications market.
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Verizon is accused of illegally billing customers
Verizon is accused of illegally billing customers hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized third-party charges.
“Sprint and Verizon had flawed billing systems that allowed merchants to add unauthorized charges to wireless customer bills,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray.
Sprint and Verizon will also pay $38 million in federal and state fines. The CFPB worked in close coordination with the state attorneys general and the FCC in investigating the companies’ third-party billing practices.
The Bureau filed proposed orders in federal courts against Sprint and Verizon which, if approved, would provide $120 million in redress to wireless customers who were illegally billed hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized third-party charges.
The plaintiffs alleged, among other things, that Verizon failed to ensure that third-party charges were authorized by consumers, that the company relied on third-party merchants for consumer authorizations for billing charges, and that it deceptively described the charges on consumers' bills.
The case stems from an allegation by plaintiffs that Verizon, through its third-party billing and collection system, allowed billing aggregators and third-party merchants to defraud its customers by cramming unauthorized charges onto their phone bills.
LGBTQ+ policiesConfirmedYou decide
Verizon donates to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians
Verizon donated at least $559,762 to anti-LGBTQ politicians since 2021.
Forbes also listed six other corporations that it says have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-LGBT politicians: Home Depot, General Electric, FedEx, UBS, Verizon, and Pfizer.
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Verizon fails to permit inspections
Verizon did not allow inspections at multiple locations and failed to pay required permit fees.
Verizon also failed to allow inspections at multiple locations and failed to pay required permit fees that support local oversight of hazardous materials.
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Verizon settles hiring discrimination allegations
Verizon Communications and the Department of Labor reach settlement to resolve hiring discrimination allegations in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Department of Labor and Verizon Communications Reach Settlement To Resolve Hiring Discrimination Allegations in New Mexico, Oklahoma | U.S. Department of Labor
and Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC, all entities under Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) – has entered into an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement to resolve allegations of racial and gender-based hiring discrimination at facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor and Cellco Partnership – doing business as Verizon Wireless, Verizon Business Network Services Inc. and Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC, all entities under Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) – has entered into an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement to resolve allegations of racial and gender-based hiring discrimination at facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
To resolve the allegations of hiring discrimination found by the Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Verizon Communications Inc. has agreed to pay $675,000 in back pay wages and interest.
Department of Labor and Verizon Communications Reach Settlement To Resolve Hiring Discrimination Allegations in New Mexico, Oklahoma